Kenya Safaris: RIFT VALLEY ESCAPADE

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ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

ITINERARY DETAILS

Day 1 Masai Mara National G.R
Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport, met and assisted by a tour representative. Drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive at your lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge (LDBB)

Day 2 Masai Mara National G.R
Early morning optional balloon ride with champagne-style breakfast.
Whole day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge ( LDBB )

Day 3 Lakes Naivasha & Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, to Lake Naivasha with its commanding setting at the foot of the Rift Valley Escarpment. Lake Naivasha is also an important horticultural area of Kenya. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Arrive at your lodge for lunch. Afternoon drive to the Lake Nakuru National Park famous as the home to thousands of lesser and greater flamingo. This park also provides sanctuary for Rothschild giraffe, rhino and leopard. Afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru. Evening return to your lodge in Naivasha . Meals and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa lodge (LDBB)

Day 4 Departure
After breakfast drive to Nairobi, Kenya's colourful capital city. Transfer to your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your onward flight. A tour representative will re-confirm your onward flight, and assist you at check-in.

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

Mara Sopa Lodge
The Masai Mara is one of the most famous game viewing areas in Africa. Large herds of game, including the amazing Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra, are still found here. Masai Mara Sopa Lodge is set in the Oloolaimutia Valley and blends perfectly with the surrounding hillside landscape. The lodge is located 206 km south of the Equator on the eastern boundary of the Masai Mara Game Reserve in southwestern Kenya, 2km from the Oloolaimutia Gate. The accent here is on the indigenous Masai people and the fabulous wealth of wildlife, birdlife and natural flora. Luxuriously appointed bedrooms, a refreshing swimming pool, a boutique and gift shop, wildlife films and CNN all ensure that your stay will be blissfully comfortable.

The lodge has 77 rooms, 12 suites and 1 Presidential suite, all of which are 'rondavel' style and have en-suite bathroom facilities which provide shaving sockets and hairdryers. Every room and suite has a private, elevated verandah with splendid views across the valley. Here guests can relax, sunbathe and watch resident birds and wildlife. Mini-bars are also available in each room. Like all pools at other Sopa lodges, the free-form swimming pool here too has a stunning location, overlooking the Oloolaimutia Valley.

Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
Situated in the heart of the Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru is one of Kenya's most famous soda lakes. A major feature of this park is the wonderful birdlife, particularly the thousands of flamingos, which create a shimmering pink hue over the lake. A rhino sanctuary also provides the opportunity to see the endangered black rhino.

Sarova Lion Hill offers a unique vantage point. Each of the 64 superbly appointed chalets with private secluded verandah enjoys views over the lake and the distant hills. Even the glorious pool has a view!